South Korea's Growth Is Likely to Slow More

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's economy, after experiencing its weakest quarterly growth in more than three years, is likely to slow even more in the next few months.

Stumbling investments and slowing exports led its gross domestic product to expand 0.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis in the first quarter, the Bank of Korea said in preliminary data issued Friday. That fell shy of a market estimate for a 1% rise and was the weakest...